Reactive monoazo dyes containing 2,4-dihalopyrimidine groups



United States Patent 3,458,496 REACTIVE MONOAZO DYES CONTAINING 2,4-DIHALOPYRIMIDINE GROUPS Jacques Guenthard, Binningen, Basel-Land, Switzerland, assignor to Sandoz Ltd. (also known as Sandoz A.G.), Basel, Switzerland No Drawing. Filed May 1, 1964, Ser. No. 364,306 Claims priority, application Switzerland, May 9, 1963, 5,819/63; July 5, 1963, 8,379/63 Int. Cl. C091) 45/04 US. Cl. 260-146 13 Claims The invention relates to fiber-reactive organic watersoluble dyes. These dyes have from one to four watersolubilizing groups, preferably salt-forming groups, such as the carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, sulfuric ester and acylated sulfonamide groups and may contain other groups with weak water-solubilizing character, such as hydroxy and optionally monoalkylated or monoarylated sulfonamide groups. The organic structure which provides the color is noncritical and can be from any class, e.g., stilbene, azine, oxazine, dioxazine, thiazine, thiazole, quinoline, triphenylmethane, diphenylnaphthylmethane, but preferably nitro, formazane, phthalocyanine, anthraquinone and azo. The water-solubilizing groups and the fiber-reactive group or groups, independently may be in any available positions in the structure, bound either to aliphatic or aromatic groups themselves with or Without dyestuff character.

The reactive group of this invention is the grouping of the formula hal N I hal -o 0-1 wherein hal is halogen atom with an atomic number from 17 to 35, inclusive, i.e., is chlorine or bromine,

A is either a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and

R is either a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl group.

hal

o 0X (II) wherein A and hal have the afore-cited meanings, and

X a halogen atom with an atomic number from 17 to 35, inclusive, i.e., is chlorine or bromine, with subsequent transformation of the reaction products, when they are capable of dye formation, into dyes by an azo coupling or condensation reaction.

As stated above the starting dyes can belong to different classes, preferably they are members of the mono-, disor poly-azo, anthraquinone, dioxazine, nitro, formazane or phthalocyanine series. The azo dyes can be either metalfree or metallizable, e.g., suitable for complexing with chromium or copper compounds, or they can be meta1- containing or non-metallizable. Suitable metal-containing azo dye are the 1:1 copper and 1:1 nickel complex and the 1:2 chromium and 1:2 cobalt complex types. The phthalocyanine dyes used can contain any of the metals normally present as central atoms, e.g., copper, cobalt or nickel. The starting dyes hear at least one, but generally not morethan three or four, salt-forming, watersolubilizing groups, e.g., sulfonic acid, carboxylic acid, sulfuric acid ester and acylated sulfonamide groups bound to the basic molecule of the dye either directly or through a hydrocarbon radical.

These dyes contain further one or, if desired, more than one, but generally not more than two, acylizable amino groups. These amino groups can be unsubstituted or monosubstituted, e.g., alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl or halogenalkyl group, in which case the alkyl group contains preferably 1 to 5 carbon atoms. These acylizable amino groups can occupy any positions in the dye molecule. In azo dyes, e.g., they can be present in the diazo component, the coupling component or, in the case of disazo dyes, in the central component; in anthraquinone and phthalocyanine dyes they can be found directly to the dye molecule, i.e., to the anthraquinone nucleus, or to the benzene nuclei of the phthalocyanine molecule. The acylizable amino group is however preferably positioned on a su-bstituent of this basic molecule, e.g., in phthalocyanines on an aliphatic or aromatic radical which is bound through a sulfonarnide group to a benzene nucleus of the phthalocyanine molecule, and in anthraquinone dyes on a phenyl, phenylaminophenyl, diphenyl or phenylthiophenyl radical.

Especially suitable anthraquinone derivatives are the 1,4-diaminoanthraquinones in which at least one amino group is substituted by one of the afore-named radicals. The anthraquinones can contain in the nucleus further substituents, e.g., halogen atoms or hydroxyl, alkyl, alkylsulfonyl, arysulfonyl, hydroxyphenyl, alkoxyphenyl or phenyloxy groups, and the same applies to the dyes of other classes. The groups of dyes referred to on pages 1 to 6 in Swiss Patent 359,228 and the azo, anthraquinone and phthalocyanine dyes containing amino groups as Well as the components for the production of these dyes which are named in French Patent 1,247,660 are examples of suitable starting dyes.

The pyrimidine derivatives of Formula II are preferably 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride, 2,4-dichloro-6-methylpyrimidine-S carboxylic acid chlo ride or the corresponding bromo derivatives.

The 2,4-dihalogenopyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid halides of Formula II can be condensed with a dye bearing a acylizable amino group or with a component serving for the synthesis of such a dye. In the latter case the dye is formed in the normal Way, e.g., by condensation, or with azo dyes by coupling. For this purpose a compound containing at least one readily acylizable amino group and one poorly acylizable, but diazotizable, amino group can be acylated with a 2,4-dihalogenopyrimidine-S-car- 'boxylic acid halide of Formula II, the intermediate diazotized and the diazo compound coupled with a coupling component to give a water-soluble dye. When diamines are used containing two identical reactive amino groups, e.g., 1,3- or 1,4-diaminobenzene, it is best to Work in a reaction medium in which the diamine is readily soluble, while the monocondensation product is poorly soluble to insoluble; so it is precipitated immediately upon formation and is not available for further acylation. Suitable coupling components are, e.g., phenolic hydroxy compounds such as monoand di-hydroxybenzenes; monoand dihydroxynaphthalenes which can contain further substituents, e.g., amino, alkylamino (methylamino), arylamino (phenylamino), acylamino, alkyl, alkoxy groups, halogen atoms and, in the case of naphthalene derivatives, especially sulfonic acid groups; enolic hydroxy compounds, such as pyrazolones, acylacetylamino derivatives, preferably 1-aryl-3-methylor 1-aryl-3-carboxy-5-pyrazolones, acetoacetylaminobenzenes, benzoylacetylaminobenzenes, acetocetylaminonaphthalenes or acetoacetylaminonaphthalenes containing substituents such as alkyl or alkoxy groups, halogen atoms or preferably sulfonic acid groups; barbituric acid; compounds which are capable of reacting twice with diazonium salts with formation of formazane dyes, such as cyclohexanone, levulinic acid, malonic acid derivatives, cyanacetic acid, acetylmethylor carboxymethyl-sulfonyl-benzene or -naphthalene and their sulfonic acids; amino compounds, such as aminobenzenes, coupling in para position to the amino group, preferably unsubstituted or substituted N,N-dialkylbenzenes; aminonaphthalenes which couple in ortho position to the amino group and may be monoalkylated or monoarylated and can contain further substituents, e.g., hydroxyl groups and/or sulfonic acid groups, S-aminopyrazolones, etc.

Compounds having at least one acylizable amino group and one carbon atom capable of coupling, e.g., aminohydroxy compounds (aminohydroxybenzenes and aminohydroxynaphthalenes and their sulfonic acids), aminoenol compounds (aminoarylpyrazolones, aminoacylacetylaminobenzenes and aminoacylacetylaminonaphthalenes and their sulfonic acids) and compounds capable of reacting twice with diazonium salts to form formazane dyes (aminocyclohexanone, l-a1mino-3- and -4-carboxymethylsulfonyland -3- or -4 acetylmethylsulfonyl-benzenes or -naphthalenes) can be acylated with a 2,4-dihalogenopyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid halide of Formula II to give an intermediate which can be used as coupling component. The diazo compound obtained from a diazo component containing a 2,4-dihalogenopyrimidyl-5-carbonyl radical can, of course, be coupled with a coupling component which likewise contains a 2,4-dihalogenopyrimidyl-5- carbonyl radical.

Examples of organic compounds which are suitable for the synthesis of the water-soluble reactive dyes are: 1,3- and 1,4-diaminobenzenes, 1,3- and 1,4-diarninobenzenesulfonic acids and -carboxylic acids, 4,4'-diamino-1,l'- diphenyl-3-sulfonic acid, 1-(3- or 4'-amino)-phenyl 3- methyl-S-pyrazolones, aminohydroxynaphthalenes or preferably their sulfonic acids, e.g., 2-amino 5 hydroxynaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid, 2-arnino-8-hydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid, 1-amino-8-hydroxynaphthalene 4,6- disulfonic acid, l-amino 8 hydroxynaphthalene 3,6- disulfonic acid.

The monoacylamino-monoamino compounds obtained by monocondensation of diamines with a 2,4-dihalogenopyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid halide of Formula 11 can be converted into dyes by a further condensation, e.g., with an aldehyde, to give rise to a Schifis base, or by reaction with the acid halide of a dye, preferably a carboxylic acid chloride or a sulfonic acid chloride (copperphthalocyanine-polysulfonic acid chloride). Ketomethylene compounds such as pyrazolones and acylacetylaimino compounds having a 2,4 dihalogenopyrimidyl-S-carbonylamino group can be condensed with an aldehyde, preferably a substituted or unsubstituted N,N-dialkylaminobenzaldehyde, to give styryl dyes.

Acylation is carried out preferably in the aqueous solution of the alkali metal salts of dyes containing sulfonic acid groups, by the addition of the 2,4-dihalogenopyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride. Approximately one mole of a compound of Formula II is employed to each mole of an amino group for acylation of the dyes or the intermediates. Fairly low temperatures are used for the operation, e.g., from about 0 to 50 C., or preferably froun 0 to 25 C., advantageously with addition of compounds which neutralize mineral acids, suitable compounds for this purpose being, e.g., sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium acetate and the corresponding potassium compounds.

The acylation in aqueous-organic or aqueous medium is conducted at a weakly alkaline, neutral to weakly acid reaction, preferably within the pH range of 7 to 3. The reaction temperature is adjusted to the reactivity of the starting products. To neutralize the hydrogen halide formed, an acid-binding agent, e.g., sodium acetate, is added to the solution or suspension at the beginning of the reaction, or small portions of sodium or potassium carbonate or bicarbonate in solid powder form or concentrated aqueous solution are added during the reaction. Aqueous solutions of sodium or potassium hydroxide are also suitable as neutralizing agents. The addition of small amounts of a wetting or emulsifying agent is capable of accelerating the reaction. When a purely organic medium is used it is of advantage to add to it a tertiary amine, e.g., dimethylor diethyl-aminobenzene, pyridine or a mixture of pyridine bases, as acid binding agent.

The acid halide can be added as such in concentrated form, but it is generally more advantageous to dissolve or suspend the acid halide in two to five times its amount of dioxane, benzene, chlorobenzene, methylbenzene, dimethylbenzene or acetone and to add this solution or suspension dropwise to the solution or suspension of the compound bearing the amino group in the presence of an acid-binding agent. The resulting acylation products are isolated from their aqueous solutions in the normal way, e.g., by precipitation, and carefully dried.

As the new dyes are highly reactive it is advisable to add to them a buffer salt or a mixture of buffering agents capable of keeping the pH value in the region of the neutral point, e.g., a mixture of phosphate buffers, so that the stability of the dry powder is increased in storage and also when it is present for application in padding liquors or printing pastes.

The new reactive dyes which contain two or more watersolubilizing groups, preferably sulfonic acid groups, have good solubility in water, good compatibility with salts and hard water, and good reactivity with vegetable fibers, animal fibers and synthetic polyamide fibers. They reserve acetate, triacetate, polyester, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate and polyalkyene fibers. Owing to their good aqueous solubility the unfixed proportion of the dye is easily washed off the dyeings and prints on cellulosic fibers.

The reactive dyes of the invention containing only one or two water-solubilizing groups, preferably sulfonic acid groups, are well suitable for the exhaustion dyeing of cellulosic fibers and for the acid dyeing of wool, silk and synthetic polyamide fibers.

Compared with the dyes of French Patents 1,247,660 and 1,266,733 which are produced from a dye having one acylizable amino group and 2,6-dihalogenopyrimidine-4- carboxylic acid chloride, the new dyes have the advantage of being fixable at room temperature, i.e., they react 1vlvith the fiber Without heating and give dyeings stable to eat.

The reactive dyes of the invention are suitable, depending on their constitutions, for the dyeing of leather; the dyeing, padding and printing of fibers of animal origin, e.g., wool and silk, of synthetic polyamide fibers, e.g., nylon, Perlon, Rilsan (registered trademarks), of cellulosic fibers, e.g., cotton and linen, of regenerated cellulosic fibers, e.g., viscose filament and staple fiber and cuprammonium rayon, and of blends and other articles of these fibers. The optimum conditions of application vary with the dyes used. Animal and synthetic polyamide fibres are best dyed, printed or fixed in an acid, neutral or weakly alkaline medium, e.g., in the presence of acetic acid, formic acid, sulfuric acid, ammonium sulfate, so-

dium metaphosphate, etc. Dyeing can be carried out in an acetic acid to neutral medium in the presence of leveling agents, e.g., polyoxyethylated fatty amines or mixtures of these and alkylpolyglycol ethers, and the bath adjusted to a neutral or weakly alkaline reaction at the end of dyeing by the addition of small amounts of an agent of alkaline reaction, e.g., ammonia, sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, or of compounds which react alkaline on heating, e.g., hexamethylene tetramine and urea. The dyed goods are then rinsed thoroughly and acidified with a little acetic acid if necessary.

The dyeings on wool and synthetic polyamide fibers have good light fastness and excellent fastness to perspiration, washing, water, sea water, milling, rubbing and dry cleaning, and a number have good leveling properties.

The dyeing, padding and printing or fixation of the dyes on cellulosic fibers is carried out advantageously in an alkaline medium, e.g., in the presence of sodium carbonate or bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium metasilicate, sodium borate, trisodium phosphate and ammonia. To prevent reduction effects during dyeing, padding or printing, or it is advisable to add a mild oxidizing agent, e.g., sodium l-nitrobenzene- 3-sulfonate. The dyes can be fixed on cellulosic fibers without heating, i.e., at room temperature, or at a mod erate temperature, e.g., 2040 C.

The dyeings and prints on cellulosic fibers have excellent fastness to wet treatments, e.g., washing, perspiration, water, sea water, rubbing, acids (acetic acid, tartaric acid), alkali, acetic acid cross-dyeing and dry cleaning, and are stable to alkaline hydrolytic influences. These properties are due to the formation of a stable chemical linkage between the dye molecule and the cellulose molecule. Often the entire amount of dye applied does not take part in the reaction with the fiber and this proportion of unreacted dye is then removed from the goods by suitable operations, such as rinsing and/or soaping, if neceessary at high temperatures, for which purpose synthetic detergents can be used, e.g., alkyl-aryl-sulfonates such as sodium dodecylbenzene-sulfonate, alkyl sulfates such as sodium lauryl sulfate, or alkyl-, mono-alkylphenylor dialkylphenyl-polyglycol ethers which can be sulfated or carboxymethylated such as sodium laurylpolyglycol ether sulfate and sodium laurylpolyglycolether-oxyacetate.

In the examples the parts and percentages are by weight and the temperatures in degrees centigrade.

EXAMPLE 1 50.3 parts of 1-amino-4-(4-methylamino-phenylamino)-anthraquinone-Z,2'-disulfonic acid are mixed with 700 parts of water, and the amount of sodium hydroxide solution needed to dissolve the dye is added. The dye solution, at pH 7, is cooled to 5-10". In the course of 45 minutes 21.5 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid chloride are added, and simultaneously a sufficient volume of dilute sodium carbonate solution is dropped in to maintain the reaction mixture at a constant pH value of about 6. On completion of the reaction the pH value is adjusted to 7 with sodium carbonate solution and 120 parts of potassium chloride are added, upon which the reactive dye formed is precipitated. It is filtered off, washed with potassium chloride solution and dried in vacuum.

The blue dye obtained has the formula SOaH I N A CH3 N sour A cotton fabric is padded at room temperature with a freshly prepared solution of 15 grams of the dye of this example and 2.5 ml. of 30% sodium hydroxide solution per liter water, expressed to an increase of about over the dry weight, and wrapped in a sheet of plastic, e.g., polyethylene, to prevent drying. After storage for 5 minutes at 25 the fabric is rinsed with cold and then with hot water, soaped at the boil for 10 minutes with a 0.3% soap solution in distilled water, rinsed again and dried. The reddish blue dyeing is very fast to light and wet treatments, especially washing, soda boiling, acid vapors, acetic acid cross-dyeing, rubbing and dry cleaning. The dyeing is stable to weak hypochlorite treatment and to crease resistant finishing.

When the sodium hydroxide solution used for fixation is replaced by 5 grams of sodium carbonate per liter, fixation is completed in 20 minutes at 25 or in 1 minute at EXAMPLE 2 56.9 parts of a technical mixture of l-amino-4-(4'- aminophenylamino)-anthraquinone 2,5,3 trisulfonic acid and 1-arnino-4-(4-amino) phenylamino-anthraquinone-2,8,3'-trisulfonic acid are stirred into 700 parts of water with the amount of sodium hydroxide solution necessary for dissolving. Over the next 30 minutes 22 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chlorine are added dropwise at 10-15", during which time the pH of the reaction solution is maintained between 4 and 7 by strewing in 8 parts of sodium carbonate. When the chromatogram of a sample of the reaction mixture indicates that no further starting material is present, the reaction mixture is neutralized with sodium carbonate, and 90 parts of sodium chloride are added. Stirring is continued for 2 hours, then the dye is [filtered off and dried carefully in vacuum. It is obtained as a dark blue powder which dissolves in water to give greenish blue solutions.

Fast dyeings and prints are obtained with this dye on cotton, mercerized cotton, spun rayon and other cellulosic fibers. Fixation is rapid and can be effected at room temperature as given in Example 1 or by a short steaming at l02l04.

A mercerized cotton fabric is printed with a paste of the following composition:

The print is dried and fixed by steaming for 1 minute at l02-104, then rinsed in cold and hot water, soaped at the boil if necessary, rinsed again in hot and cold water and dried. A greenish blue print is obtained which has outstandingly good wet fastness properties and good stability to resin crease resistant finishing.

A similar, but slightly less soluble, dye is obtained when, in place of the 56.9 parts of the technical mixture of 1-amino-4-(4'-aminophenylamino) anthraquinone 2,5, 3'- and 2,8,3'-trisulfonic acid, 49 parts of 1-amino-4-(4- aminophenylamino) anthraquinone-2,3'-disulfonic acid are used and the same procedure followed.

When the 22 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S carboxylic acid chloride are replaced by 23.5 parts of 2,4- dichloro-6-rnethylpyrimidine-5-carboxy1ic acid chloride or by 36 parts of 2,4-dibromopyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid bromide, dye mixtures are obtained with which greenish blue dyeings and prints fast to light and Wet treatments can be produced.

EXAMPLE 3 A solution of 56.5 parts of potassium l-amino-4-(3'- aminophenylamino) anthraquinone 2,4 disulfonate in 800 parts of water is prepared at 10-15. In the course of 2 hours 21.5 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride are added dropwise with simultaneous dropwise addition of dilute sodium carbonate solution to maintain the pH value of the mixture between 5 and 7. When the reaction has run its course the mixture is neutralized and 80 parts of potassium chloride are added, causing the dye to be precipitated. It is filtered off and dried in vacuum to give a dark blue powder which dissolves in water with a brilliant blue coloration.

EXAMPLE 4 58.3 parts of 1-amino-4-(3'-amino-4-methylphenylamino) anthraquinone 2,6,6 trisulfonic acid are dissolved in 600 parts of Water with the addition of an amount of sodium hydroxide solution sufficient to obtain the pH value 5-6. After cooling to 5-15", a solution of 21.5 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride in 30 parts of acetone is run in slowly. The pH of the mixture is maintained at about 6 by adding sodium carbonate as required. On completion of the reaction the mixture is neutralized with sodium cabonate and 150 parts of sodium chloride are added. The precipitated dye is filtered oif, washed with sodium chloride solution, dried in vacuum and ground. It is obtained as a blue powder which dissolves in Water to give blue solutions and dyes cellulosic fibers in brilliant blue shades having outstandingly good light and wet fastness.

The dye is fixed on the fiber already at room temperature in a weakly alkaline medium.

A cotton fabric is padded at 20-25 with a 2% solution of the dye of this example, expressed to an increase of 70-80% over the dry weight, and dried. It is agitated in a solution of 300 grams per liter calcined sodium sulfate and 5 grams per liter calcined sodium carbonate for 20-30 minutes at 25 for fixation of the pad dyeing, and subsequently rinsed in cold and hot Water, soaped at the boil for 10 minutes with a 0.3% soap solution, rinsed again and dried. A brilliant blue dyeing having outstanding light and wet fastness properties is obtained.

EXAMPLE 5 71 parts of sodium 1-amino-4-[4-(4"-aminophenyl)- phenylamino]-anthraquinone-2,7,3"-trisulfonate are dissolved in 800 parts of water at 10. 21.5 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride are added dropwise in 30 minutes, with simultaneous dropwise addition of dilute sodium carbonate solution to maintain the pH value of the mixture between 4 and 7. On completion of the reaction the dye is isolated in the normal way and vacuum dried under controlled conditions. A dark powder is obtained which dissolves in water to give green solutions.

When 23 parts of 2.4-dichloro-6-methylpyrimidine-5- carboxylic acid chloride are used in place of 21.5 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrirnidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride, a very similar dye is obtained.

EXAMPLE 6 57.6 parts of copper phthalocyanine in 300 parts of chlorosulfonic acid are heated at 140 for 2 hours. The mass is discharged onto ice and the precipitated sulfonic acid chloride filtered off. The filter cake is stirred into 600 parts of ice water, then 15 parts of 1-amino-3-acetylaminobenzene are added and the suspension neutralized with dilute sodium hydroxide solution. 50 parts of sodium bicarbonate are added and the mixture stirred for 12 hours. It is then heated in the course of 1 hour to 60 and stirred further for 2 hours at this temperature. 250 parts of 36% hyrochloric acid are added and stirring continued for 3 hours at 85-90". The precipitated intermediate is filtered otf and washed well with 1% hydrochloric acid. The filter cake is stirred into 600 parts of water and the solution neutralized with sodium hydroxide solution and cooled to 23.5 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine--carboxylic acid chloride are added and the pH value of the solution maintained between 6 and 7 by the gradual addition of dilute sodium carbonate solution, the temperature being held at 0 during this time. As soon as no further sodium carbonate solution is consumed, the condensation reaction is completed. The dye is precipitated by the addition of sodium chloride, filtered off and dried at 30 in vacuum. On'grinding it is obtained as a blue powder which dissolves in water with a turquoise blue coloration and gives lightand wet-fast dyeings and prints on cotton and spun rayon.

When 10.5 parts of monoacetylethylene-diamine are used in place of 15 parts of 1-amino-3-acetylaminobenzene a dye with very similar properties is obtained.

EXAMPLE 7 parts of copper phthalocyanine-4,4',4,4'-tetrasulfonic acid in 400 parts of chlorosulfonic acid are heated at for 2 hours. The mass is run onto ice and the thereby precipitated sulfonic acid chloride filtered off. The filter cake is stirred into 600 parts of ice Water, 28 parts of 1,3-diaminobenzene-4-sulfonic acid are added and the suspension neutralized with dilute sodium hydroxide soluiton. Then 80 parts of crystallized sodium acetate are added and the mass stirred for 12 hours. It is then heated to 60 in the course of 1 hour and stirred further till a clear solution is formed. The intermediate is precipitated by adding 200 parts of sodium chloride and 60 parts of 30% hydrochloric acid, filtered oil? and washed with acidified salt solution. The filter cake is stirred into 600 parts of water and neutralized by the addition of sodium hydroxide solution. The condensation reaction with 23.5 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride and the isolation of the final dye are carried out according to the particulars given in Example 6. The dye formed 'is a blue powder which dissolves in water with a turquoise blue coloration and gives lightand wet-fast turquoise dyeings and prints on cotton.

When 25 parts of 2,4-dichloro-6-methylpyrimidine-5- carboxylic acid chloride or 39 parts of 2,4-dibromo-6- methylpyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid bromide are used in place of 23.5 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride, dyes are obtained which also give turquoise dyeings and prints on cotton possessing good fastness to light and to wet treatments.

EXAMPLE s r 42.3 parts of 2-amino-S-hydroxy-6-phenylazonaphthalene-2,7-disulfonic acid are dissolved in 800 parts of water with the addition of 30% sodium hydroxide solution at a pH value of S-6. The solution is cooled to 0-5" and 22 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride are added. This mixture is stirred for 2 to 3 hours at 0-5 and its pH value is maintained between 4.5 and 6 by the addition of dilute sodium cabonate solution. On completion of the reaction the condensation product is salted out, filtered off and dried in vacuum at 30 The dye is obtained as an orange-red powder which dissolves in water to give orange solutions. On cotton and spun rayon it gives orange dyeings and prints having good fastness to light, washing, perspiration, soda boiling, acid vapors, hypochlorite, chlorinated swimming pool water and acetic acid cross dyeing.

EXAMPLE 9 31.9 parts of 1-amino-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid are dissolved in parts of water at 60 with the addition of dilute sodium hydroxide solution at a pH value of 4.8-5.0. The solution is cooled to 05 by external cooling and 22 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-5- carboxylic acid chloride are added dropwise. During this time the pH value of the reaction medium is maintained between 4 and 4.2 by dropwise addition of dilute sodium carbonate solution. On completion of the condensation reaction, the suspension obtained in the usual way by diazotization of 18.7 parts of 4-amino-1-methylbenzene-3- sulfonic acid is added to the reaction mixture. The pH value of the mixture is kept between and 6 by adding sodium carbonate solution. The mixture is stirred overnight, after which the monoazo dye formed is precipitated with sodium chloride, filtered olf, dried at 30, and ground to give a red powder which dissolves in water with a red coloration.

When the 22 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride are replaced by 23.5 parts of 2,4-dichloro-6-methylpyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid chloride or by 36 parts of 2,4-dibromopyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid bromide, dyes with similar properties are obtained.

Mercerized cotton fabric is padded at room temperature with a solution of 20 grams per liter of the dye disclosed in this example, 100 grams per liter of urea, 10 grams per liter of sodium carbonate and 10 grams per liter of anhydrous sodium sulfate. The padded fabric is expressed to contain 75% of its weight of padding liquor and dried for 2 minutes at 110 It is then steamed for 20 seconds at 100105, soaped for 20 minutes at the boil in a 0.3%

soap solution in distilled Water (liquor ratio 1:40), rinsed in hot and cold water and dried. A red dyeing fast to light and wet treatments is obtained.

EXAMPLE 10 52.8 parts of the monoazo dye sodium 1-hydroxy-2-(2'- hydroxy 5 nitrophenylazo) 8 aminonaphthalene- 3,6-disulfonate are suspended in 300 parts of water at 75 A solution of 14.5 parts of crystallized cobalt sulfate in 40 parts of water is dropped into the suspension in minutes. By simultaneous dropwise addition of dilute sodium carbonate solution the pH value of the reaction mass is maintained between 5 and 6. After the addition of the cobalt sulfate solution, stirring is continued for 1 hour at 75. The cobalt complex compound formed is then precipitated by the addition of sodium chloride solution, filtered off and dissolved in 300 parts of water. 22.5 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride are added to the solution at 0 and its pH value is maintained between 3 and 4 by dropwise addition of dilute sodium carbonate solution. After stirring for 3 hours at 0 the condensation reaction is complete. Sodium chloride is added to precipitate the dye, which is then filtered off, and dried in vacuum. The dark powder obtained dissolves in water with a dark blue coloration.

Cotton cretonne is printed with a paste of the following composition:

Parts The dye disclosed in this example 65 Urea 50 Water 405 Sodium alginate thickening (3%) 450 Sodium 1-nitrobenzene-3-sulfonate 10 Sodium carbonate 20 The print is dried, steamed for 2 minutes at 102104, rinsed in cold and warm water, soaped at the boil, rinsed again and dried. A reddish black print is obtained which has good light fastness, good to vary good wet fastness properties (e.g., washing at 95 soda boiling, perspiration, cross dyeing with acetic acid, and acid vapours) and excellent fastness to rubbing, hypochlorite, chlorinated swimming pool water and dry cleaning.

When the metallizing reaction is carried out with a chromium salt a dye is obtained which gives greenish black dyenings and prints on cotton having the samevery good fastness to light, and-to wet treatments as the cobalt complex dye.

EXAMPLE 1 1 The aminoazo dye, produced in the normal way by coupling the diazo compound of 26.9 parts of Z-amino-lhydroxybenzene-4,6-disulfonic acid with 31.9 parts of 1- amino 8 hydroxynaphthalene 3,6 disulfonic acid and metallization with copper sulfate, is dissolved in the form of a moist paste in 1200 parts of water at 5. A solution of 22.5 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride in 30 parts of acetone is run into this solution with stirring while the pH value of the reaction mass is maintained between 4.5 and 5.5 by regular additions of dilute sodium carbonate solution. On completion of the reaction the reactive dye formed is precipitated by adding sodium chloride, filtered off and washed with dilute sodium chloride solution. It is dried in vacuum at 30 and ground to give a dark powder which dissolves in water with a violet coloration and gives lightand wet-fast violet prints on cellulosic fiber materials.

EXAMPLE 12 The aminoazo dye used as starting dye is produced in the normal way by coupling the diazo compound of 23 parts of 1-amino-3-acetylaminobenzene-6-sulfonic acid with 32.3 parts 1-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone-4-sulfonic acid and splitting off the acetyl group with hydrochloric acid. It is dissolved in the form of a moist paste in 800 parts of water at 60. The temperature of the solution is reduced to 5 by external cooling, then 22 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride are slowly added with good stirring. The pH value of the reaction mass is kept between 5 and 6 by adding dilute sodium carbonate solution. When the reaction has run its course the condensation product is salted out, filtered off, and dried at 30 in vacuum. The dye is obtained as a yellow powder which dissolves in water with a yellow coloration. When applied to cotton by the one-bath padding process described in Example 9 it gives greenish yellow dyeings having very good fastness to light, washing, perspiration, soda boiling, acid vapors, acetic acid cross dyeing, rubbing and dry cleaning. They are resistant to crease resistant finishing and dischargeable. The same dye can be obtained by a different route as follows. 94 parts of 1,3-diaminobenzene-6-sulfonic acid are dissolved in 1500 parts of water at 2025 and about 66 parts of 30% sodium hydroxide solution, the solution cooled to 0-5 and a solution of 110 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid chloride in parts of acetone added dropwise in about 30 minutes with gradual simultaneous addition of 15% sodium carbonate solution to maintain the pH at 5-6. On completion of condensation the sodium 1-amino-3-(2,4-dichloropyrimidyl-5-carbonylamino)-benzene-6-sulofnate is salted out, filtered oif with suction, washed with sodium chloride solution and vacuum dried at 50.

38.5 parts of the sodium 1-amino-3-(2',4'-dichloropyrimidyl-5'-carbonylamino)-benzene-6-sulfonate are dissolved in 1000 parts of water with gentle heating, the solution cooled to 1520 and adjusted to pH 7.5. A solution of 7 parts of sodium nitrite in 30 parts of water is added. The mixture is run into a mixture of 30 parts of 35% hydrochloric acid and 50 parts of ice, with the addition of further ice so that the temperature of the reaction mass does not exceed 5. After stirring for some time any excess of nitrous acid is destroyed by adding aminosulfonic acid. The diazotizing mass is run slowly into a solution of 34.5 parts of sodium 1-(2,5'-dichlorophenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone-4sulfonate in 350 parts of water, with the addition of sodium carbonate solution to maintain the coupling mixture neutral. On completion of coupling the dye is salted out, filtered off with suction and dried.

EXAMPLE 13 The aminoazo dye used as starting product is produced by coupling the diazo compound of 38.3 parts of 2- aminonaphthalene-4,6,8-trisulfonic acid with 18.7 parts of w-sulfomethylaminobenzene and cleavage of the sulfomethyl group by means of sodium hydroxide solution. It is dissolved in 600 parts of water at 5 and the solution mixed with 22 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid chloride with good stirring. Dilute sodium carbonate solution is added to maintain the pH value of the reaction mass between and 6. On completion of the reaction the condensation product is salted out, filtered off and vacuum dried at 30. The dye is a yellow powder giving yellow solutions in water. The yellow prints obtained with it on cellulosic fibers have good fastness to hypochlorite and chlorinated swimming pool water and very good fastness to light, washing at 95, perspiration, cross dyeing with acetic acid, rubbing, and dry cleaning.

Dyes with similar properties are obtained when 23.5 parts of 2,4 dichloro 6 methylpyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride or 38 parts of 2,4-dibromo-6-methylpyridine-S-carboxylic acid bromide are used. 1

EXAMPLE 14 77.6 parts of the compound of the following constitution NaOuS- SOaNa are dissolved in 600 parts of water at 80 and pH 6.5. The solution is cooled to 35 and 22 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride are added with simultaneous dropwise addition of sodium carbonate solution to maintain a constant pH value of 66.5. The reaction mixture is stirred at 3-5 until the amino group of the starting compound is no longer detectable by diazotization and coupling. The dye formed is salted out, filtered off and dried in vacuum. It dissolves in water with a yellow coloration and dyes cellulosic fibers to a deep bright yellow by padding or exhaustion dyeing processes.

The exhaustion dyeing method used for this dye is as follows: 100 parts of dry cotton fabric are entered at room temperature (20-25") into a dyebath of 3000 parts of water and 2 parts of the dye of this example. To bring about absorption and fixation of the dye on the fiber, the following additions are made: after minutes from the start of dyeing 60 parts of calcined sodium sulfate, after 20 minutes 60 parts of calcined sodium sulfate, after 30 minutes 3 parts of calcined sodium carbonate and after 40 minutes 3 parts of calcined sodium carbonate. Dyeing is continued for a further 80 minutes at room temperature, then the dyed material is removed from the bath, rinsed for 3 minutes in cold and 3 minutes in hot running water, soaped for 20 minutes in a boiling bath of 4000 parts of distilled water and 12 parts of olive oil soap, rinsed for 3 minutes in cold and 3 minutes in hot water, hydro-extracted and dried. A bright yellow dyeing fast to light and to wet treatments is obtained.

EXAMPLE 53.4 parts of the disodium salt of 4'-(3"-methyl-4"- aminobenzoylamino l l '-azobenzene-4,3'-disulfonic acid are dissolved in 300 parts of lukewarm water. The solution is cooled to with ice and 6.9 parts of sodium nitrite dissolved in a little water are added. The resulting solution is run with vigorous stirring into a mixture of 50 parts of hydrochloric acid and 75 parts of ice, and stirring is continued at 5-10 until diazotization is completed. The diazo suspension obtained is mixed with the neutral solution of 41.4 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid-(5'-hydroxy-7' sulfo-2'-naphthyl)- amide in 1000 parts of water and coupling is carried out at pH 6 and 5-10" with the addition of sodium bicarbonate as acid-binding agent. The dye formed is then salted out, filtered off and dried. It dissolves in water with a scarlet coloration and when applied to cellulosic fibers by the padding or exhaustion dyeing processes it gives bright, deep scarlet dyeings. The dyeings are white dischargeable and have good fastness to light, soda boiling, washing at 95, cross dyeing with acetic acid, and very good fastness to hypochlorite, chlorinated swimming pool water, acid vapors, and rubbing.

The coupling component used in this example is produced as follows: 120 parts of 2-amino-5-hydroxynaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid are dissolved in 2000 parts of water and 67 parts of 30% sodium hydroxide solution with gentle heating. On cooling to 5 a solution of 110 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid chloride in parts of acetone is added with good stirring. The pH value of the reaction mass is maintained between 4.5 and 5.5 by regular addition of aqueous sodium carbonate solution. When no further starting product is indicated the reaction product is salted out, filtered off with suction, washed with sodium chloride solution and dried.

EXAMPLE 16 68.5 parts of sodium 2-[4'-(4"-amino 2" methylphenylazo)-2-methyl phenylazo] naphthalene 4,6,8-

trisulfonate are dissolved in 800 parts of water at pH 5-6. The solution is cooled to 0-5 and 22 parts of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-S carboxylic acid chloride are added. The mixture is stirred at 05 and its pH- value maintained between 4.5 and 6 by the addition of dilute sodium carbonate solution. The dye formed is salted out, filtered off and dried in vacuum. It dissolves in water to give orange solutions and dyes cotton by the exhaustion dyeing process described in Example 14 in lightand wet-fast orange shades which are dischargeable.

In the following table further valuable dyes are listed which contain a 2,4-dihalogenopyrimidyl-5-carbonyl radical and which were produced according to the procedures set out in the above examples. They are characterized by the names of the corresponding dyes which contain no reactive radical; the amino groups reacted with a 2,4-dichloro-, 2,4-dibromo-, 2,4-dichloro-6-methylor 2,4 dibromo-6-methyl-pyrimidine-S-carboxylic acid chloride or bromide are italicized.

17--1-amino-7-(4-methylphenylazo)-8-hydr0xynaphthalene-4,6-disulfonic acid 181-hydroxy-2-( 3 '-amin0phenylaz0 -naphthalene- 3,6,6'-trisulfonic acid 19l-amino-4-[4-(4"-amin0phenyl)-phenylamino]- anthraquinone-2,6,3"-trisulfonic acid 20-Copper phthalocyanine sulfonic acid-disulfonic acid amidesulfonic acid-(4-amin0) -phenylamide 21-1-amin0-7-(2-methylphenylazo)-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6,5'-trisulfonic acid 221-amin0-7- (2-methylphenylazo -8-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6,4'-trisulfonic acid 23--1-amino-7-(4'-methoxyphenylazo)-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6,6'-trisulfonic acid 241-amin0-7- 3 -acetylaminophenylazo -8-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6,6'-trisulfonic acid 251-amino-7-(3-amin0phenylazo)-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6,6-trisulfonic acid 26-1-amino-7-(3'-amino-4-methylphenylazo)-8- hydroxynaphthalene-3,6,6-trisulfonic acid 271-amin0-7-(3'-trifluoromethylphenylazo)-8- hydroxynaphthalene-3,6,6'-trisulfonic acid 28 -l-amin0-7-[4-(6"-methylbenzothiazolyl-2")- phenylazo]-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6,x"- trisulfonic acid 292-(4'-aminophenylazo)-naphthalene-4,8-

disulfonic acid 30--2-(4-amin0-2'-acetylaminophenylazo)- naphthalene-4,8-disulfonic acid 312-(4'-amin0-2'-sulfoacetylaminophenylazo)- naphthalene-4,8-disulfonic acid Of the copper phthalocyanine dyes of Examples 20, 95 to 99, those of Examples 20, 95 and 99 are derivatives of copper 'phthalocyanine-4,4',4",4'-tetrasulfonic acid and those of Examples 96, 97 and 98 are derivatives of copper phthalocyanine-3,3,3",3"'-tetrasulfonic acid.

In the dyes of Examples 17 to 227 the reactive groups bound to the italicized amino group are the following:

2,4-dichloropyrimidyl--carbonyl in Examples 23, 25-41, 43-46, 56-67, 71-82, 87, 88, 91-94, 96-110, 115, 116, 118-128, 131, 132, 134-144, 146-149, 151-154, 158-160, 168-187, 192-203, 209-219, 221-224 and 226 2,4-dibromopyrimidyl-S-carbonyl in Examples 24, 47, 89,

117, 145 and 161 2,4-dichloro-6-methylpyrimidyl-5-carbonyl in Examples 17-21, 42, 49-55, 68-70, 83-86, 90, 111-114, 129, 130, 150, 156, 157, 162-167, 188, 190-191, 204-208, 220, 225 and 227 2,4-dibromo-6-methylpyrimidy1-S-carbonyl in Examples 22, 48, 95, 133, 155 and 189.

The dyeings on cotton obtained with the dyes of the foregoing Examples of the table are of the. following shade:

No. of dye- Shade 17 Bluish red. 18 Reddish orange. 19 Blue. 20 Turquoise blue. 21 B-luish red. 22 Do. 23 Do. 24 Do. 25 Do. 26 Ruby. 27 Red. 28 Violet. 29 Yellow. 30 Reddish yellow. 31 Do. 32 Do. 33 Do. 34 Greenish yellow. 35 Yellow. 36 Yellowish orange. 3-7 no Greenish yellow. 38 Reddish Yellow. 39 Golden yellow. 40 Greenish yellow. 41 Do. 42, Yellow. 43 Reddish yellow. 44 Orange. 45 D0. 46 Do. 47 Do. 48 Orange-red, 49 may, 0 43 189- 20 No. of dye Shade 50 Orange-red. 51 Yellowish red. 52 Red.

53 Scarlet. 54 Bluishred.

55 D0. 56 Orange.

57 Yellowish red.

58 59 Scarlet. 60 Red. 61 Do. 62 Do.-

63 Do. 64 Bordeaux.

66 Red. 67 Bluish red.

, 68 Do. 69 Scarlet. 70 Red. 71 Do. 72 Do. 73 D0. 74 Red-brown. 75 Brownish orange. 76 Greenish yellow. 77 Darkgreen. 78 Reddish yellow. 79 Red. 80 Violet-red. 81 Violet-blue. 82 Violet. 83 Blue-red. 84 Red-brown. 85 Reddish Navy blue. 86 Gray. 87 Brown. 88 Reddish Navyblue. 89 Reddish blue. 90 Do. 91 Reddish blue. 92 Blue. 93 Do. 94 Reddishblue. 95 Turquoiseblue. 96 Do. 97 Do. 98 Do. 99 Do. 100 Reddish Navy blue. 101 Navy Blue. 102 Brownish violet. 103 Gray. 104 Brownish violet. 105 Greenish gray. 106 Gray. 107 "a Reddish Navy blue. 108 Brown. 109 Reddish Navy blue. 110 Brownish violet. 111 Gray. 112 Navyblue. 113 Brownish violet. 114 Reddish Navyblue. 115 Navy blue. 116 Reddish Navy blue. 117 Yellowish red. 118 Do. 119 Red-orange. 120 Red. 121 Violet. 122 Reddish violet.

123 Bluish violet.

No. of dye- Shade 124 Violet. 125 Reddish violet. 126 Violet. 127 Reddish violet. 128 Do. 129 Violet. 130 Reddish violet.

131 Do. 132 Blue. 133 Greenish yellow. 134 Do. 135 Red. 136 Yellowish red. 137 Blue. 138 Reddish yellow. 139 Black. 140 Red. 141 Do. 142 Scarlet. 143 Red-orange. 144 Red. 145 Do. 146 Orange brown. 147 Brown. 148 Do. 149 Navy-blue. 150 Do. 151 Orange. 152 Reddish yellow. 153 Do. 154 Do. 155 Greem'sh yellow. 156 Scarlet. 157 ,Yellow. 158 Do. 159 Yellow. 160 Red-orange. 161 -Do. 162 Do. 163 Orange. 164 Greenish yellow. 165 Reddish yellow. 166 Greenish yellow. 167 Yellow. 168 Orangebrown. 169 Yellow-brown. 170 Reddish yellow. 171 Brownish yellow. 172 Orange-yellow. 173 Bordeaux. 174 Gray-violet. 175 Red-brown. 176 Brown. 177 Red. 178 Do. 179 Do. 180 Greenish yellow. 181 Reddish yellow. 182 2 Violet. 183 Navy blue. 184 Brown. 185 Navy blue. 186 -2 Violettish brown. 187 Brown. 188 Orange. 189 Bluish red. 190 Yellow. 191 Do 192 Do 193 Do. 194 Do. 195 Orange yellow. 196 Red.

No. of dye- Shade 197 Orange yellow. 198 Yellow.

199 Red. 200 Navy =blue. 201 Red. 202 Blue-gray. 203 Greenish-gray. 204 Dark green. 205 Redbrown. 206 Yellow-brown. 207 Do. 208 'Black. 209 -B-luish black. 210 Brown. 211 Blue.

212 Do. 213 Navyblue. 214 Scarlet. 215 Red. 216 Bluish red. 217 Reddish yellow. 218 Greenish yellow. 219 Red. 220 Yellow. 221 Do. 222 Do. 223 Do. 224 Do. 225 Do. 226 Scarlet. 227 Red.

Formulae of representative dyes of the foregoing examples are as follows:

EXAMPLE 1 0 NH, H I

01 3 C 0 NH N-O 0- -c1 (EH3 N S0311 EXAMPLE 2 O NH] H l NH- NH-OC- 431 last paragraph 8 son: H038 n I N 0 NH NH-OC 431 27 28 EXAMPLE 149 D is a member selected from the group consisting of:

Q OH

f Heals mo0-w- 0 Hols SOIH NH Cr 11+ I I o and H018 I l(\411 on N N H:C--0--W 1 J2 H0i8- EXAMPLE 151 80111 01 N N=NON=NONEOC i SOaH EXAMPLE 177 D is 0-011 0 N 5 son on IIIH-OC N I1I=N O- nois- 11o=s SOaH HOsS 801B SOIH I claim: and Fiber l'cactlve y of thc formula D is a member selected from the group consisting of hal N 1'1 40 CO0--Cr/2-0 hsl -co-N-D wherein H018 110,5

-R is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; and ha] is a member selected from the group consisting of chioro and bromo;

D is a member selected from the group consisting of D D, D and D;

D is a member selected from the group consisting of --WXY and WZ, wherein:

W is

X is

N in.

Y is a member selected from the group consisting of 2,5 dichloro 4 sulfophenyi, 2,5 disulfophenyl and 5,7-disulfonaphthyl-2-;

Z is a member selected from the group consisting of Z-hydroxy-8-sulfonaphthyl, 2-hydroxy-6,8-disulfonaphthyl, 1-hydroxy 3 -sulfonaphthyl-2-, 1 hydroxy-8-methylcarbamido-3,S-disulfonaphthyl-2- and 1-hydr0xy8-(3'-chlorophenyl)-carbamido-3,5-disulfonaphthyl-2-;

2. A dye according to claim 1 wherein D is WXY.

3. A dye according to claim 2 wherein Y is 2,5-dichloro-4-sulfophenyl.

4. A dye according to claim 2 wherein Y is 5,7-disulfonaphthyl2-.

5. A dye according to claim 1 wherein D is WZ.

6. A dye according to claim 5 wherein Z is Z-hydroxy- 6,8-disulfonaphthyl.

7. A dye according to claim 5 wherein Z is l-hydroxy- B-methylcarbamido-S,5-disulfonaphthyl-2-.

8. A dye according to claim 5 wherein Y is l-hydroxy- 8-(3'-chlorophenyl)carbamido-3,5-disulfonaphthyl-2-.

9. A dye according to claim 1 wherein D is 29 3O 10. A dye according to claim 1 wherein D is 12. The reactive dye of the formula S0, 01 3033 HO (|/'O0--Crl2-O C 5 01-6 4: 0-HN-O-N=N I I N=N N' N 30311 HO sso H 3 a 13. The reactive dye of the formula N 11. The reactlve dye of the formula O F N $I=N Ha "r "C HOaS- HOaS -SOaH 30 H H038 1% Cr 3 References Cited 0 FOREIGN PATENTS NH 11+ 1,247,660 10/1960 France. I I 903,048 8/1962 Great Britain. Ems C1 FLOYD D. HIGEL, Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R.

' 84, 40, 41, 42, 50, 51, 63, 71; 106288; 117138.8, ..k C J 141, 143; 260-37, 40, 41, 154, 242, 246, 251, 256.4, 261

mg UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent NO- 3 45fl 495 Dated Julv 29. 1969 Inven JACQUES GUENTHARD It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

Tolumn 1, line 69, "i.e. is chlorine" should read --i.e. chlorine,--. Column 5, line 22, "printing, or it" should read -printing, it--. Column 9, line 60, "vary" should read ---very-- Column 15, line 45, "compounds" should read --compound--. Column 17, line 26, "Z-methyl" should read --3-meth yl--. Column 18, lin 39, "Z'metho'xy'" should read --2'-methox y--. Column 25, between lines 65 and 70, on the right ring of the left naphthalene nucleus, "50 should read --SD H--. Column 26, in the formula for EXAMPLE E5, the naphthalene-nucleus should read:

Column 28, line 5, the right ring of the naphthalene nucleus should read:

Column 30, line 12, the extreme right ring in the Formula of claim 13 should read:

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